Endgame – A short story about machines optimising for engagement

I wrote a stream of consciousness that turned into a piece of flash fiction. A peek just a little way into the future, inspired by the vertigo I felt on the announcements of Vibes and Sora 2, the AI-only short form video feeds. What happens, I wonder, when the AIs that are optimising your For You page for addiction achieve their goals? What is the endgame for addictive content?